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Masters might want to rethink invitations to PGA Tour winners in the fall: Analysis
The PGA Tour refers to this portion of the season as the FedEx Cup Fall. It might as well be known as the road easier traveled to Augusta National. The fields are weak. The reward is not. Patton Kizzire was No. 257 in the world ranking and fighting to keep his PGA Tour...
Matt McCarty goes from Korn Ferry to the Masters after winning in Utah for first PGA Tour title
IVINS, Utah (AP) — Matt McCarty started the year on the Korn Ferry Tour and now is headed to the Masters, winning his first PGA Tour title Sunday at the Black Desert Championship with a 4-under 67 and one swing that all but sealed it. McCarty won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour...
Wenyi Ding wins the Asia-Pacific Amateur and might turn down spots in the Masters and British Open
SHIZUOKA, Japan (AP) — Wenyi Ding capped off a marathon Sunday with a 3-under 67 that carried the 19-year-old from China to a one-shot victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur and earned him an invitation to the Masters and the British Open next year. The majors might have to wait. Golf...
Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from Helene
Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Thursday he was confident the Masters would be held as scheduled in April as the club directs its attention and resources to helping the area recover from devastating damage from Hurricane Helene. Augusta National and the Community...
Evan Beck wins US Mid-Amateur to earn spots in the Masters and US Open
MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. (AP) — Evan Beck finally won a USGA title Thursday when he overwhelmed Bobby Massa, 9 and 8, to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur, earning a spot in the Masters and the U.S. Open next year. Beck was runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur and last year in the U.S....
Rahm returns to Europe in pursuit of record 4th Spanish Open trophy and Ryder Cup eligibility
MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm is back in Europe to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open trophy as well as boost his bid for Ryder Cup eligibility. It will be the former top-ranked golfer's first European tour start since he joined LIV Golf last December. The Spanish Open...
Noah Kent, Jose Luis Ballester win matches to reach US Amateur title match
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Noah Kent loves the high stakes of match play, and it has taken the Iowa sophomore all the way to the championship match of the U.S. Amateur. Kent was on the verge of his semifinal match going all square when Jackson Buchanan made an 18-foot birdie on the 15th...
Buchanan finally gets a breather and advances to US Amateur semifinals
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Illinois senior Jackson Buchanan finally got a breather Friday in the U.S. Amateur, needing only 15 holes and never trailing for a 4-and-3 victory over Jacob Modleski that sent him to the semifinals at Hazeltine National. The semifinals feature a pair of...
